The KSPA April monthly contest wraps up the school year as the final contest of the year. Over the course of the 2023-2024 school year, the monthly contests gathered 901 entries over the seven months. This installment of the April contest gathered the most entries of any April monthly contest…...
KU’s Ann Brill earns 2024 Friend of KSPA Award
The Kansas Scholastic Press Association would like to congratulate Dean Ann Brill of the University of Kansas on winning the 2024 Friend of KSPA Award. This award recognizes a professional partner’s efforts to support KSPA and scholastic journalism on a state or local level. Brill is the dean of the…...
FHSU’s Nick Schwien earns 2024 Friend of KSPA Award
The Kansas Scholastic Press Association would like to congratulate Nick Schwien from Fort Hays State University on winning the 2024 Friend of KSPA Award. This award recognizes a professional partner’s efforts to support KSPA and scholastic journalism on a state or local level. Schwien works as director of Fort Hays…...
Aurora Farmer Wins 2024 Sunflower Award
Aurora Farmer has been named the 2024 winner of the Sunflower Award, which recognizes a new adviser who shows enthusiasm and dedication to building a strong journalism program. The Sunflower Award recognizes new advisers who show enthusiasm and dedication to building a strong journalism program and aims to encourage those…...
Congratulations to the 2024 March Monthly Contest Winners!
The KSPA March Monthly Contest showcased remarkable talent across various categories, with Bishop Miege High School seizing first place in Academics Photography, while Olathe South High School secured the second spot, and Marysville High School claimed third. Blue Valley Southwest High School excelled in Feature Writing, clinching the top position,…...
Rachel Chushuk, adviser at Blue Valley Southwest, named 2024 Engel Award Winner
From a press release provided by Kansas Collegiate Media: Kansas Collegiate Media is honored to announce Rachel Chushuk, journalism teacher and publications adviser at Blue Valley Southwest High School, as the 2024 Jackie Engel Award winner for excellence in scholastic publications advising. Chushuk, who has been advising high school publications…...